In the dusty deserts of North Africa, the impoverished villages of the Middle East, and the crowded river valleys of the Indus and Ganges in India and the Yellow River in China, children once faced a ...

Egypt has just officially reached the point of being free of trachoma as a public health problem. This is a significant milestone in the country’s public health system. This was announced by the World ...

The eye disease is active in children at the age of one year and resurfaces at older ages, according to eye specialists. [File, Standard] Trachoma remains a neglected tropical disease in Kenya, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO's ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the eighth country in WHO's African Region to reach this important ...

In January 2026, WHO reported that the number of people requiring interventions for trachoma had fallen below 100 million—a 94% reduction since 2002. Timothy Jesudason reports.

Check-ups for trachoma in a village community near Butajira - Copyright AFP Marco Simoncelli Scheicho Scheifa is haunted by the fear of going blind. A disease called ...

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